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Cereals board accused of selling unsafe maize to fight starvation
The National Cereals and Produce Board has clashed with the county government of Samburu on the safety of maize stock supplied for relief intervention. While the county government has rejected…
SERIOUS!! Food and Fruits that you should never feed your poultry with for quality production
We all know that feeds for chicken is very essential for their body and health. Especially when you are owning a large farm and you raising it for great purposes,…
Kenya Grain farmers to benefit from new pest-proof storage bags
Grain farmers will benefit from new storage bags, which do not require the use of insecticides to prevent weevils and other pestsโ invasion that have for years seen millions of…
Government of Kenya to revive cotton industry
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Willy Bett has encouraged farmers to venture into cotton farming as the government is keen on reviving the industry. Speaking during a visit at Base Titanium Mining…
Kshs 130m plan to provide farmers with quality seeds
The seed business in Kenya Treceived a major boost after two regulatory agencies received a Sh 130 million grant to digitise inspection and issuance of licences.ย The non-governmental trade lobby…
BASF launches Farming, the Biggest Job on Earth campaign to address growing demand for food on dwindling land
Carles Amengual Managing Director BASF East Africa speaking about the 'Farming, the greatest job on earth campaign' at Laico Regency Hotel Nairobi. The worldโs leading chemical company BASF has developed…
How hunger can be avoided during dry seasons in Kenya โ EAGC
According to East African Grain Council (EAGC) Chief Executive Officer, Gerald Masila, poor markets systems have seen some parts of the country especially high production areas struggle with food surplus…
My rabbits and goats fetches Sh500,000 monthly – Success story of Rahab Wanjiru
AGE:ย 30 COMPANY: Fundisho Farms YEARS IN BUSINESS: 6 EDUCATION: Certificate in front office management AVERAGE MONTHLY INCOME: Sh100,000-Sh500,000 โMy parents had a farm in Nakuru, so I was exposed…
Making more than Sh100,000 monthly from green house farming – Success story of John Maingi
COMPANY: Food Africa Enterprise EDUCATION: Degree in Computer forensics and cybercrime from United States International University-Africa AVERAGE MONTHLY INCOME: From Sh100,000 onwards John was only 19 when he was inspired…
I pay my school fees from farming onions in Machakos – Success story of Ian Mutisya
Twenty-nine-year-old Ian Mutisya is bubbly as he walks on his onion farm at Miwani on the outskirts of Machakos town. He uproots two bulb onions from the soil and examines…